Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

How to Create a Table From Query Results in Microsoft SQL. If your business uses relational databases to store data, you may have used a SQL SELECT clause to create new tables from query results.

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Using Azure SQL Database Edge, organizations can stream data while implementing time-windowing, aggregation and filter capabilities to gain deeper insights into their data.

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

How to Use SQL Statements in MS Excel. With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations.

By Joey D'Antoni 05/19/2025 Today, at Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025 -- the latest release of their premier database product.

What are the advantages of using Access as the front end to a SQL Server database? For starters, it's likely that your client's users will be more familiar with it, and it's relatively easy to put ...